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  1. #8301
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    Slug season has given way to caterpillar season.

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    kittyhump.com - Fund Max, Cat Appreciation, Bike

  2. #8302
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    Last nights gravel ride in the rainforest of central Vermont
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    crab in my shoe mouth

  3. #8303
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    Quote Originally Posted by dcpnz View Post
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    smuggler to sunnyside? sunnyside one of my all time favs...

  4. #8304
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    Was over in Helena last weekend to do a gravel race (3rd!) and brought along the mtb.

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    Only got out on mt Helena, some of the stuff on the north side, the ridge trail, emmitts, show me the horse. It was all pretty nice but maybe not living up to the hype.

    Wasn't too hot, think my ride monday stayed under 80, then as soon as i got over mcdonald pass on the way back it was 95+

    MTBcity is a decent place to stay although you get a lot of noise from the highway and train tracks at night. But they have an actual indoor bathroom you can use and showers and power and stuff.

  5. #8305
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    Munger Mountain, flowers for days.

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  6. #8306
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    Not my pic, but this is brilliant. Someone painted the root to like like a poisonous snake...

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  7. #8307
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    That's hilarious. Especially the comment about messing up strava times when the guy in the pic is holding an e-bike.


    Here in socal people just run over rattle snakes. "I was going too fast to avoid it. But it slithered away, it was fine!" Um, no. If you get run over by a car laying down on the road, you might be able to crawl off the road. But chances are you're in pretty bad shape. If a snakes organs are damaged or it can't move effectively it will die soon enough. /rant


    A couple years ago the first rattler I came across for the season wouldn't move. I grabbed a stick to prod it off, no reaction reaction at all. Sometimes they're lethargic first thing. Lifted it up with the stick and it was stiff as a board. Dead. So I planted it on a big rock next to the trail, right at shoulder level. Best part was the tail was at an angle that allowed the breeze to blow the rattle. Heard from a couple friends who had to go way off trail to get past a snake that wouldn't move.

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  8. #8308
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    Quote Originally Posted by evdog View Post
    That's hilarious. Especially the comment about messing up strava times when the guy in the pic is holding an e-bike.


    Here in socal people just run over rattle snakes. "I was going too fast to avoid it. But it slithered away, it was fine!" Um, no. If you get run over by a car laying down on the road, you might be able to crawl off the road. But chances are you're in pretty bad shape. If a snakes organs are damaged or it can't move effectively it will die soon enough. /rant


    A couple years ago the first rattler I came across for the season wouldn't move. I grabbed a stick to prod it off, no reaction reaction at all. Sometimes they're lethargic first thing. Lifted it up with the stick and it was stiff as a board. Dead. So I planted it on a big rock next to the trail, right at shoulder level. Best part was the tail was at an angle that allowed the breeze to blow the rattle. Heard from a couple friends who had to go way off trail to get past a snake that wouldn't move.

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    Oh man that is brutal! Hilarious and quite effective

  9. #8309
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    Quote Originally Posted by evdog View Post

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    That's cool, and trail/area looks amazing too!

  10. #8310
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    Got in a few laps at Bikepark Innsbruck before work Friday morning. Trails aren't as long and dramatic as some of the other bike parks (like Sölden especially), but still pretty fun!

    The Chainless One is VERY flowy - beginner friendly but fast and fun, through really beautiful forest too.





    Also tried the red trail The First One, which is definitely a lot rougher with chunky roots and rocks, but still manageable for me (was on the brakes a lot more though ;-) ).




  11. #8311
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    Aside from funky brakes*, had a pretty delightful ride near Serfaus yesterday.

    Bikepark looked really busy and the car park was pretty full, though the attendant said it was still less people than usual... Not in a rush to ride lifts there with that many people around (too stressful having senders hot on my tail haha!)!

    But pedalling up we were treated to some bloody glorious views:



    Some glorious cold clear meltwater streams to cool our feet in:





    And some mellow but really fun trails down:



    Feel me to tell me what I'm doing wrong ;-)

    Heels more down (tough with my ankles)? Hinge more at hips/bend arms more to bring chest more over bars/front wheel?














    *Probably a topic for another thread, but does anyone have experience with Sram Code R brakes?

    They were ok but not great out of the box, then quite quickly got spongy. I've bled them once already (with help from a friend, and done properly) and they got a lot better... for about two weeks. Now they are spongy again and I basically have to pull them all the way to the handle bars. Yesterday they also started squealing too - same sound as when wet (but they were dry), for probably around 2/3rds of the descent...

    Not sure if I should just bleed them again, or if this is a fault I should try to warranty through YT, or if they're just not great brakes and I should replace them - and if so with what?

  12. #8312
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    Quote Originally Posted by evdog View Post
    So I planted it on a big rock next to the trail, right at shoulder level. Best part was the tail was at an angle that allowed the breeze to blow the rattle. Heard from a couple friends who had to go way off trail to get past a snake that wouldn't move.
    You, sir, are a terrible person.

    I approve!


  13. #8313
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    Beautiful day on the Olympic Peninsula!

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  14. #8314
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    ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.

  15. #8315
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    Bow Valley Parkway ride on a hot Sunday. Great road closed to vehicle traffic. The lack of traffic tends to bring out our ursine friends. I’m probably 50/50 for seeing bears over the 10 or so rides I’ve done of the past two summers.


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  16. #8316
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    #noplacefamous continuing a run of amazing obscure trails within two hours of our house

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  17. #8317
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    Quote Originally Posted by SkiLyft View Post
    Beautiful day on the Olympic Peninsula!

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    Big Quilcene??

    I got out for a hot spin yesterday up Buttermilk.
    Body wasn’t having it but the views were good and only saw two other riders

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  18. #8318
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    Quote Originally Posted by alpinevibes View Post
    Big Quilcene??
    Nailed it, such a bummer you can’t ride higher up that trail.

  19. #8319
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    Quote Originally Posted by SkiLyft View Post
    Nailed it, such a bummer you can’t ride higher up that trail.
    Yeah yeah! We rode it a few years ago when we drove our bikes up to WA. Might see if I can borrow my FIL’s Trek 920 next week when we’re in Quilcene and go rip it

  20. #8320
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    Go forth and ride, then bring back pics

    Alpinevibes, how do you like the Izzo??


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    Perfer et obdura, hic dolor olim utior tibi. -Ovid

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    Gravel biking the Switzerland Trail above Boulder. It’s a old railroad bed from the mining days. It’s visible climbing up the other side of the valley.


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  22. #8322
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    Haven't posted many recently but here's a few in reverse order.

    Independence Day gravel ride:









    Kids ride:





    Reid Divide mtb bike ride with the boys:





    Evening gravel ride with my 69yo dad. Still riding hard:





    Date night on going to the Sun:







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  23. #8323
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    Been on the road across the country.
    Eastern Colorado
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    Illinois (ish) may be Indiana

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    Kentucky

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    Leaving Kentucky tomorrow for NY


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    Fukt: a very small amount of snow.

  24. #8324
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    ^ that’s quite the haul, having driven it I can’t say Id want to drive it again no less bike it. is NY the end and if so what part?

  25. #8325
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laps View Post
    Alpinevibes, how do you like the Izzo??


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    I’m at around 200mi, 10 or so rides. It’s a noticeable step up on the descents from my 2016 5010C with a RL Gold fork. Feels really locked in descending and I’m a fan of its feel overall. However: my grip shift lockout mechanism came broken so I’ve had to ride the rear on Open thus far. I have a new lockout that my mechanic will install next week. Climbing performance has blown me away yet, but I haven’t been able to climb at full potential.

    Extra backstory:

    I’d decided to avoid top-tier brands and not get sucked into the VPP/Switch/DW hype that would endlessly provoke my tech talk brain. I tried to move past that and just get a bike that checked the boxes and had Big Bang for the buck (and was available in 2020). $5300 got me X01, Factory, $2700 wheels and a nice array of other parts at 28lbs riding weight.
    Maybe a Spur or Ripley or 429 or Ranger would have stroked my ego a bit more, but I doubt it would change the end result that much.

    My wife got sucked into the hype and decided the Ripley was “her” bike. $7000+ later she has a SLX build that “isn’t that light” but she does love the feel now. With some more outlays we’ll get it spec’d to a build that makes her happy.

    All in all, I’m happy with my choice and the $3000 out of pocket it cost me to upgrade from my base 5010. I think I’ll be more psyched when the lockout works and I can chase some Strava PR’s.

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